The Gaul (2001)
"Vercingétorix" (original title)

An entire nation's destiny lies in the hands of one man.

Director:

Jacques Dorfmann

Writers:

Jacques Dorfmann (screenplay), Jacques Dorfmann (story),

Stars:

Christopher Lambert, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Christopher Lambert	...	Vercingétorix (as Christophe Lambert)
Klaus Maria Brandauer	...	Julius Caesar
Max von Sydow	...	Guttuart
Inés Sastre	...	Epona
Denis Charvet	...	Cassivelaun
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu	...	Dumnorix
Maria Kavardjikova	...	Rhia
Yannis Baraban	...	Litavic
Vincent Moscato	...	Moscatos
Jean-Pierre Rives	...	Teuton Chief
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Youri Angelov
Atanass Atanassov
Jean Pierre Bergeron	...	Diviciac (as J.P. Berger)
Patrice Bissonnette
Stefan Danailov

Storyline

Young Vercingetorix came of age in 60 B.C., as soldiers of the Roman Empire ran roughshod over Gaul and his father was captured and executed by Romans. A wise and philosophical druid, Guttuart, tells the angry Vercingetorix that he should seek justice by winning freedom for Gaul from the Romans. As an adult, Vercingetorix becomes a brave and insightful warrior, and at first joins forces with the charismatic Julius Caesar. But in time Vercingetorix is betrayed by the great leader, and soon he raises an army of his own to defeat Caesar and bring Guttuart's prophesy to life.

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Plot Keywords:

gaul | empire | warrior | destiny | julius caesar | 

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Taglines:

Every battle needs a hero.

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and nudity

Details

Country:

France Canada Belgium

Language:

French English

Release Date:

24 January 2001 (France)

Also Known As:

Druids

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 156,110,787 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Eiffel Productions, La Mutualité Française

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed both in English and French language

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Goofs

Gauls were not known to wear horns on their helmets.

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Quotes

Julius Ceasar: I will make you a king, appointed by Rome.
Vercingetorix: Why not a king appointed by destiny?

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Soundtracks

"Le rêve d'un homme"
Performed by Sonia Lacen

User Reviews

I can't believe it's a real movie

"Vercingétorix" is the worst movie I have ever seen. It's a catastrophe beyond your imagination. Christophe Lambert is ridiculous as young Vercingetorix, and as old Vercingetorix too. The dialogues are so bad even I could have done better. The costumes look like rags. The fights are boring. Some scenes are so inconsistent it's funny... Example: imagine you've been living in a forest all of your life, without seeing the world. OK. Now, you're going out of the forest (obviously not a very thick one), and what can you see? A "via romana", a roman highway. Yes. Just a couple of trees from your cave. And who's riding on it, with a couple of bodyguards and one extra-horse? Julius Caesar himself and its fierce army. And the emperor just gives you a horse, because he has an extra one. And this explains why, some time later in the movie, Christophe Lambert says, giving a horse back to a roman soldier: "I give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar."

I'd say the following things to people who have the opportunity to see "Druids" (by the way, what druids? Those white-clad weirdos jumping around with a sword?): If you are a cinema student, you might want to see this movie just to get what you should never do. If you are interested in bad movie experiments, don't miss it either (it's a cult movie for many people for that very reason). If you're just a normal person, don't lose 3 hours of your life. The first hour is very funny but the 2 following ones are long.